High School Redirection shows mixed effects on staying in school, with significant effects in the Stockton trial but not in Wichita or Cincinnati¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2007 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In the Stockton randomized trial, High School Redirection youth were enrolled more days than control youth in the first and second follow-up years and fewer had dropped out by year three. → High School Redirection 2007 q3 i? The Wichita and Cincinnati studies showed no statistically significant or substantively important effects on staying in school. → High School Redirection 2007

Evidence¶

High School Redirection 2007¶

High School Redirection. (2007). WWC Intervention Report: High School Redirection. U.S. Department of Education, What Works Clearinghouse. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Randomized controlled trial with control group crossover at the Model Alternative High School in Stockton, California, based on school records for Cohort 1 (374 students). The report states intervention youth were "enrolled 39 more days on average in the first follow-up year than control group youth (110 days versus 71 days)" and 17 more days in year two; dropout differences favored the intervention but were significant only at the 0.10 level.

"The Stockton study indicated that High School Redirection youth were enrolled 39 more days on average in the first follow-up year than control group youth (110 days versus 71 days) and 17 more days on average in the second follow-up year (67 days versus 50 days)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• In the Cincinnati trial, High School Redirection had a small, statistically significant positive effect on receiving a high school diploma but not on the combined diploma-or-GED outcome — related
• High School Redirection has potentially positive effects on progressing in school, driven by a significant credit-accumulation advantage in Stockton — related
• High School Redirection shows no discernible effects on completing school (diploma or GED receipt) — related
• The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program has potentially positive effects on completing school for at-risk youth, with 61% of the program group reporting a diploma or GED versus 36% of controls 21 months after random assignment — related
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